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September 1, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse interview on Dresser After Dark, http://dresserafterdark.com
August 31, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse interview on Miller on Sports. - Jacksonville, FL, http://www.milleronsports.com/
August 30, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse interview on Sports to the Max, WCCO Radio 830 http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/audio-on-demand/sports-to-the-max/ http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/station/830-wcco/
August 30, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse disagrees with the recent lawsuit against the NFL and helmet makers. Read article by Gloria Gomez.
August 29, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse interview on Sports Talk, Sarasota, FL, live on www.BlogTalkRadio.com Aired at a later date on WSRQ 106.9 FM, and on podcast www.radiosrq.com
August 1, 2011 Legislature passed a law in Massachusetts stating that everyone involved with school teams – coaches, volunteers, players, parents – must have annual training on how to determine if a player has a concussion and to get help immediately. Read more… July 9, 2011 Read Joe Henderson's article in the Tampa Tribune regarding John Mackey, who suffered from dementia, possibly brought on by playing football. Retired NFL Players with dementia can now apply for benefits under the 88 Plan. Gay Culverhouse created GCPOP to help retired players understand and obtain the benefits they deserve. To read the full article, click here. June 23, 2011 Dr. Gay Culverhouse was interviewed by Rick Kolb for his radio show "Sports with Rick and the Ball Coaches". Click here (and press play) to listen to the June 23, 2011 podcast. For more information, go to www.sportswithrick.com June 17, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse was recently named one of the top 20 people who made a difference in the Tampa Bay area. Please read Robert Trigaux's article in the St. Petersburg Times. Read article. June, 2011 St. Petersburg Times had an article on young athletes who suffer concussions. Read more... February 23, 2011 Dr. Culverhouse will speak at St. Petersburg College on March 1, at 7:00 pm. The topic is "Ethics, Integrity, and the Dignity of the Athlete". The meeting is sponsored by SPC's Applied Ethics Institute and will be held at SPC's Seminole campus. It is free and the public is welcome. For more information, please read the full TBNWeekly article.
Read the article by John Barr on retired football players misusing painkillers. Research at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine showed that former football players were more likely to misuse pain killers if they had taken more than the recommended dosage while still playing football. December 1, 2010 Florida Trend names Gay Culverhouse a "Florida Icon". For the complete article by Art Levy click here. September 29, 2010 Chris Brymer, former starting lineman at the University of Southern California, is now in jail facing allegations of a racially motivated assault. Prior to his arrest, he was pushing a shopping cart around San Francisco and going to soup kitchens for food. He may be suffering from CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) which is degeneration of the brain caused by repeated head trauma, such as concussions. The disease produces emotional problems, including bursts of anger and difficulty in remembering and communicating. Doctors cannot be sure if Chris Brymer is suffering from CTE because tests cannot be safely done on people who are still alive. To read the full article by Peter Jamison, on the SFWeekly News website, about Chris Brymer, go to SFWeekly News August 25, 2010
Dr. Gay Culverhouse is featured in an ESPN article by Eddie Matz. July, 2010 Jeff Patterson of News Channel 8, talks to Jimmie Giles, Randy Crowder, Mark Cotney, Steve Wilson, Charlie Hannah and Jerry Eckwood about their time as professional football players. July 25, 2010 Joe Henderson's article in the Tampa Tribune regarding Jerry Eckwood, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, who retired in 1982 due to injuries that ended his career. During the interview, the after effects from multiple concussions are apparent as he lost his train of thought and drifted in and out of reality. Gay Culverhouse remembers signs of dementia early on when Eckwood played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he went to the wrong huddle or could not remember how to get home after a game. Mitchell Welch, Vice President of Player Personnel, at Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc., helped Eckwood obtain benefits he was entitled to and put him in a new assisted living facility. To read the entire article, go to Jerry Eckwood: Out of the limelight, on a dark road. July 25, 2010 Read this interesting article in the Tampa Tribune by Joey Johnston, Ira Kaufman, and Mary Shedden regarding Doug Williams, Lee Roy Selmon and Jimmie Giles. The three former football players reunited in 2009 for the 30th anniversary of their winning season. Chronic pain, the onset of dementia and other ailments prevented them from running through the tunnel onto the field as they had many times before. Former football players were not paid the millions of dollars that current players are paid. Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. assists players in getting the benefits they deserve to help pay for medical bills and other expenses. Bucs' first success came with a costly toll on health. July 19, 2010 Charley Hannah, Jimmie Giles and others discuss Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. and the benefits available to former football players. Watch the video. Paying with pain
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